” (about Lasker) For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions.”- Albert Einstein
BIRTHS
Arthur Dake (1910-28.04.2000), an American Grandmaster who won two individual medals at the Olympiads: silver (1933) and gold (1935).
Xiaomin Peng (1973), a Chinese Grandmaster
Tamaz Gelashvili, (1978), a Georgian Grandmaster
Tamas Banusz (1989,) a Hungarian Grandmaster.
Daniel Hausrath (1976), a German Grandmaster.
DEATH
Donald Byrne, 12.06.1930-1976, an American International Master.
CHESS EVENT
1984 Candidates final match in Vilnius, USSR, Kasparov USSR defeated former World Champion V. Smyslov USSR 8½-4½.
WORLD EVENTS
1783 Catherine II of Russia annexes the Crimea 1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. 1946 League of Nations assembles for last time 2013 Filip Vujanović’s election as President of Montenegro is confirmed by the electoral commission.
